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电视 Pronunciation and Pinyin

电视 Usage and Examples

Television

TV set

电视往往美化暴力。

Television tends to glamorize violence.

睡觉前请关上电视。

Please turn the television off before you go to bed.

The characters in 电视

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
电
diàn5electricity, lightning, telegram
视
shì8to look, to see, to view

More words starting with 电

  • diàn电le了shocked, electrocuted
  • diàn电chuán传telex
  • diàn电chuán传jī机teletypewriter, telex machine
  • diàn电xìn信hào号electrical signal, electric signal
  • diàn电xìn信zhà诈piàn骗telecom fraud, phone scam
  • diàn电bīng冰xiāng箱refrigerator, fridge
  • diàn电lì力electricity, electric power
  • diàn电lì力chuán传shū输power transmission, electricity transmission
  • diàn电lì力gōng供yìng应power supply, electricity supply
  • diàn电lì力gōng公sī司power company, electric company
  • diàn电lì力jì技shu术Electrical technology, Power technology
  • diàn电lì力duǎn短quē缺power shortage, electricity shortage

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Questions about 电视

What does 电视 mean in Chinese?

电视 (diàn shì) means “Television, TV set”.

How do you pronounce 电视?

电视 is pronounced diàn shì in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “Television” in Chinese?

“Television” is 电视 (diàn shì) in Chinese.

How is 电视 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 电视, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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